River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08


Respectfully submitted this 18th day of No
II. n. BAsceN.
JAS. A. NELSON.
j. Ii. JESsoS.
Agents of Poor.
On melton the Board proceeded to
the election by ballot of Agents Of
Poor fer the coming year. H. N.
Bascom. j. A. Nelson aud j. b. Jsn-
sen were then declared duly elected to
said offices.
On motion the Board then adjourn
ed.
SATURDAY MORNING. Nov. 10. 1887.
Board met at s o'clock Roll call
ed. A full Board present. Journal
read and approved.
The following frem Sup. Lord was
accepted and adopted:
RESOLVED. By the Board of Supervisors. That
the County Treasurer be and is hereby instruct
ed 70 pay orders drawn on him by the Agents
of Poor, and the same shall be vouchers to him
in settling with the County Board Of Supervis-
ors as County Treasurer.
The following were then accepted
and adopted:
Fourth resolution on page 232 Of journal.
RESOLVED. By the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Pierce, That the Chairman OF each
town and the County Supervisors of the several
wards in the Cities OF Prescott and River Falls
and the Supervisors OF the Villages of Ellsworth
d Maiden Rock shall be the superinten dents
OF the poor in their respective towns and wards
and villages.
RESOLVED, By the Beard of Supervisors of
Pierce County, That the Chairman Of this
Board be and is hereby instructed TO appoint
before Nov. l. 1855. Committee ON Roads con
sistng of three persons, out of the members Of
the County Board. to be elected in the spring OF
1888; and that said committee be and is hereby
authorized to exercise all the powers mention
ed in subdivision county road chapter 81 of the
revised statutes Of Wisconsin for the year 1873,
and laws amendatory thereof. That said com
mIttee so appointed as aforesaid shall report us
doing in full as such committee to the County
Beard of Pierce County at its annual meeting
in the year lsss.
RESOLVED. BY the Board of Supervisors Of
Pierce County. That the County Clerk be allow
ed four dollars for two days pay to an assistant
clerk during this session OF the board.
Sup Buckley offered the following:
Pierce County, That the County Treasurer, be
and he is hereby authorized TO act as purchas-
ing agent for Pierce county. And,
Resolved further, That the Co. Poor Agents
be and they are hereby authorized and required
on each day of their quarterly meetings as such
poor agents to audit all properly certified ac
ders on the County Treasurer fer the payment
of all necessary purchases so made by such pur-
chasing agent, and the orders SO issued shall be
vouchers to said treasurer in settlement with
the County Board.
On melton accepted and adopted.
On motion the Chairman aud Clerk
were authorized to issue an order for
assistant clerk hire as provided for in
barafoPora naSsaA
A recess was taken fer Is minutes.
Board again assembled.
Finance Committee then reported on
report Of Supt. of Public Property
Their report was accepted and on mo-
ton the report Of the Supt Of Public
Property accepted and adopted.
To the Honorable the County Board of
Supervisors of Pierce County:
AS Superintendent of Public
Property, beg leave to report and
submit to you the follow
ing statement of expenditures during
the past year for repairs and other
wise, by me as follows:
To ]. Gould, for cleaning out jail vault
Nov. 19, 1886. $40 W
" G Gould for shoveling snow, Mch. l, ~, 90
" ]. Clifford for repairing stove for jailor,
March "a 1887 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20
April ?, 1ss7. ............... .......... 10 90
Chas N. Gardner for ironing jail and
msterial, April Z, 1887 ............ =. 500 90
" Chss N. Gardner for bars over jail win
dows. etc, April p, 1887. ............. % ~
Of jail vault, May 2, 1851 -. -. 90
=" s. close ior repairs in Jail, May IS, 1887; so
" +. SandersOn for ventilators for jail
vault, etc, May 81 1887 .............. SO 90
" S. Close for seat in vault for insane
room Jail. June IL, 1887 .......:...- 90
al r. Moore for scrubbing Co. Judges
Office, June Ia. 1887 .....-............. 80
j. r. Moore for washing and scrubbing
county Offices oct. q, 1857. .....,.....14 so
h" C. b. Wood for repairs on Co. Registers
office and material, Sept. 5, 1SS7...... 30
"B II, Corcoran for withdrawing jail. q 80
I" +" for paving Jail room floor, " 90
4" C. j. Peterson for cement for jail floor. q 10
" James Griggs for cleaning out vault
in wood-shed.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. W
al. s. Rounee for expense going TO Min
neapolis on jail business ......''..'- ~
Total .sos6 g.
Bills for these expenditures are on file in Co.
Treasurers office.
Dated at Ellsworth, Nov. IS, 1857.
]. b. JENsoS,
supt. Pub Pro.
We, the undersigned finance COM
mittee to whom che report of Supt. of
Public Property was referred, would
report that we have care
fully examined the vouchers presented
and find the same to compare, and is
correct, with MS report herewith sub
mitted.
Dated Ellsworth, Wis, Nov. 10,
1897 q. s. HUTCHINSON,